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Thousands of fires are burning in the drought-wracked Amazon
Climatologists have warned for decades that events like this year’s...
Environmental activist ClientEarth sues Germany over pesticides use
The group said in a statement Germany was not complying with the...
Investors push 10,000 companies to disclose environmental data to CDP
The call comes as money managers demand better information on climate change, biodiversity and water security to help them analyse the performance of company boards as the world looks to come good on a plan to limit human-driven global warming This year, more than 680...
India needs $ 20 billion investments each year to achieve climate targets: Report
The narrative around ESG has changed significantly over the last couple of years, from being seen as compliance imperative to taking the centre stage at boardroom discussions and driving investment and business strategy decisions, FICCI said in a statement New Delhi;...
Climate action lags as COVID hits goals in developing nations
Across the world, COVID-19 has hit economic growth and tax revenue, making it harder for governments - particularly in developing nations - to meet their targets on cutting carbon emissions and adapting to climate change Across sub-Saharan Africa, rising debt...
US says $ 100 billion soon to help poor nations with climate
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry Kerry said to fund the economic transition that all countries must make to tackle climate change, "it's going to require not just $100 billion but trillions of dollars.No single government — no group of governments — can meet the $2.5...
Climate change making Australia a more difficult place to live: PM Scott Morrison
“Australia is becoming a harder country to live in because of these natural disasters,” Morrison told reporters on Wednesday, adding that the world was dealing with “a different climate to the one we were dealing with before” Prime minister Scott Morrison Australia’s...
The disasters that never happened: how to soothe rising climate anxiety
A growing mental health crisis linked to climate change - often dubbed "eco-anxiety" - has come under the spotlight in recent years, from heat-linked suicides in Mexico and the United States to people who fear the future is too uncertain to have children "We have to...
India to become fastest-growing green economy of the world, says Piyush Goyal
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal stated, "As a leading agri-producer, we are taking significant efforts to promote biofuels. Now, food grains waste and sugarcane are converted into ethanol in a big way, with the ethanol blending programme making...
Environmental groups sue TotalEnergies over climate marketing claims
The claim, which has been served on TotalEnergies and was to be filed before the Paris Judicial Court, concerns the company’s “reinvention” marketing campaign. Claimants say the campaign broke European consumer law by suggesting TotalEnergies can reach net-zero carbon...
Growing urban population is both an opportunity and a challenge: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi He listed a vision for the growing cities of the country where the government is committed to providing increasingly more green transport, electric buses, electric cars and electric two-wheelers Pune: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday...
Asian farmers turn to drones, apps for labour, climate challenges
Governments in the region are using drones, with satellite imagery, for weather forecasts, disaster management and crop insurance, as well as for monitoring and mapping crops strategic for food security, mostly rice BAN MAI, Thailand: As a child, Manit Boonkhiew...